CHARGE!!! Or not.
Update on pg. 3 here Update 2 on pg 4 here No better place on the web for this question... with the likes of a one-time alternator engineer on "board." Mexbungalows... I'm looking in your direc...
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NinerBikes wrote:
You made the choice to keep on driving instead of fix it then and there. Live with your decision, don't make someone else foot the bill for your mistake.
OK, there, Mr. High Horse. Thanks for chiming in. No Christmas Card for YOU this year.
First off...
The light had only came on briefly weeks ago and never came on again until I was out on a lonely highway, 30 minutes from civilization. I had googled the issue after the first, brief time and came up with about a dozen possibilities, including worn connections at the alternator. I jiggled that connection... per google... and since the light never came on again for weeks, I ASSumed I might have fixed it. With all the long running Toyotas I have had, the thought never occurred to me that a 130K, ND alternator could be on its way out. Lesson learned.
Is every "operator" supposed to be a qualified master mechanic?
Secondly, myself and my family have been loyal to the place (Bi-Mart) I bought the battery from since they broke ground in the early '70s. I literally walk through their doors about twice a week. If the battery dies, I will tell them what happened. Guaranteed they would still gladly warranty it for me... with a smile... wish me a good day... and see me again in a few more.
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